Lei Laohu sat at the head of the hall, his hands on the armrests of the Taishi chair, leaning back slightly, tilting his head slightly and closing his eyes and thinking for a while, his face was mixed and slightly melancholy, as if he was painfully recalling the past.

After Guo Ye drank a small half cup of tea with the hot air coming out of the cup, Lei Laohu slowly opened his eyes and sighed leisurely: "Speaking of this past, it has to be traced back to more than thirty years ago, at that time, I Lei was also a young man with strong blood, yes, it is about the same as Guo Tingshi." ”

When Guo Ye heard that he had to talk about it from more than thirty years ago, he couldn't help but grow his head for a while, and urged a little depressedly: "Lei Hall Master, it's better for you to make a long story short, solve the matter in front of you first, and then listen to you reminisce about your past youth." ”

Lei Laohu was not annoyed when he heard Guo Ye's words, but just shook his head with a smile, revealing a simple smile, and gently scolded Guo Ye like an elder in the family: "Young man, impetuous, too impetuous!" ”

"Uh......"

Guo Yeshu* almost didn't drop his jaw, and Chen Lang even more poofed, squirting out the unswallowed tea in his mouth.

The two of them were dumbfounded on the spot, is this Nima still the legendary infamous Wind Thunder Hall Master Thunder Tiger?

However, Lei Laohu then ignored the two of them, and said to himself: "More than thirty years ago, our Lei family was still slightly famous in Chang'an, yes, Chang'an at that time was the capital of the former Sui Kingdom, and there was no Tang Dynasty today. The current Emperor Taishang was still the Duke of Tang Guo of the former Sui Dynasty at that time. At that time, my grandfather and my father, as well as my second and third uncles, all served in the general prison of the former Sui Dynasty, and they were the imperial craftsmen of the former Sui court. Because our Lei family is good at making fireworks and firecrackers, after being called into the general supervisor as the imperial craftsman, he has always been responsible for the work of the general supervisor, mainly to provide fireworks and firecrackers for various celebrations and ceremonies held by the imperial court. ”

When Guo Ye heard this, he couldn't help but understand a little, is it an ancestral pyrotechnic craft or a royal craftsman? In this way, it seems that Fengleitang is good at gunpowder and there are traces to follow, as the so-called one-pass is all over, doesn't fireworks need gunpowder as a material?

It was rare that he didn't interrupt this time, but looked at Lei Laohu in a pensive manner, waiting for his follow-up.

I heard that Lei Laohu's face suddenly changed, and he sighed sadly: "Alas, it is the unforeseen situation in the sky." On the day at the end of the nineteenth year of the emperor's reign, it was the birthday of Emperor Wen of the former dynasty (Emperor Wen of Sui Emperor Yang Jian), and a decree came from the palace that fireworks should be set off to celebrate when it was dark. It was originally a good day for Emperor Wen's birthday, but I didn't expect it to become the beginning of our Lei family's nightmare. ”

Guo Ye was already gradually addicted to listening to it at this time, and couldn't help asking: "Yes, the emperor's birthday is celebrated all over the world, why has it become a nightmare for your Lei family?" ”

A sad smile appeared on Lei Laohu's honest face, and he sighed: "Because that night, the fireworks that were still well lit suddenly exploded for some reason, causing a fire in the palace. This sudden change not only frightened the civil and military ministers who rushed to the palace to feast that night, but also shocked Emperor Wen and his old man. Because of this, a birthday banquet that was supposed to be joyful and joyful ended hastily because Emperor Wen was unwell. On the second day, when the court was in the morning, the king of Jin went to Emperor Wen and demanded that the people responsible for setting off fireworks for the birthday banquet last night be held accountable and punished. Oh, this King of Jin is none other than the later Emperor Yang of the Faint Emperor. As soon as he sent this invitation, it immediately attracted the seconding of other ministers, and Emperor Wen issued an edict after allowing it to be played, ordering all the palace people who set off fireworks last night to be executed. ”

Speaking of this, Lei Laohu's face suddenly turned hideous, and he gritted his teeth and said: "It's hateful that the King of Jin is brutal and actually implicates our Lei family in this case." Obviously, the palace people who set off the fireworks last night accidentally ignited the fireworks and firecrackers stored on the ground, and in the end, they also framed our Lei family as a royal craftsman but their craftsmanship was not perfect, and they made fireworks to stir up the birthday banquet, and finally deducted the crime of plotting to kill Emperor Wen. In the end, Yang Guang, the king of Jin, personally led the Chang'an Praetorian Guard to surround our Lei family, and declared that by the emperor's will, the Lei family would be beheaded all over the house, so as to set the record straight. Hehe, there are a total of one hundred and seven people in the three generations of the Lei family's ancestors and grandchildren, and none of them have been spared! ”

"Shhh...... It's terrible, isn't it? Chen Lang's eyes widened and he shouted in shock, "Zhong is actually full of beheading, and he deserves Yang Guang, the faint king, will not die well in the end, and even the Great Sui River and Mountain have changed hands." ”

Guo Ye was also sad, frowning and sighing secretly, it is really a king's anger, and millions of corpses are ambushed! The Lei family really suffered an unwarranted disaster, and they actually had this kind of unrelated disaster.

However, he also wondered why Lei Laohu could still escape since the Lei family was full of beheadings. Could it be that he was not in Chang'an at that time and escaped by luck?

Suddenly, Lei Laohu looked at Guo Ye with red eyes, and asked with a wry smile: "Guo Tingshi is asking, since the people of the Lei family are dead, why is my Lei Laohu not dead, and finally became a notorious bully in Yangzhou City, right?" ”

Guo Ye smiled helplessly, and comforted in a low voice: "Lei Hall Master, the deceased is gone, please mourn!" ”

Lei Laohu said: "It has been more than 30 years since this tragedy of the Lei family, and I Lei Laohu would not be able to survive today if I didn't mourn." To tell you the truth, I was also in our Lei family that day, and I almost fell to the ground and died under Yang Guang's brute knife. But I was lucky, just when I was about to become the soul of Yang Guang's knife, the crown prince Yang Yong arrived in time, and brought Emperor Wen's forgiveness will and shouted that the knife would keep people, saving my life! ”

Guo Ye asked, "Yang Yong, the crown prince of the former Sui?" Is it the Yang Guang who was killed by Yang Guang and took the throne? ”

Lei Laohu nodded and said, "It is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the former dynasty, who is generous and generous." Emperor Wen's pardon was exactly what Prince Yang Yong begged for for our Lei family, although he was a step late, but in the end he saved my cheap life. After His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rescued me from Yang Guang's clutches, he buried one hundred and seven unjust souls of the Lei family for me, and finally gave me to leave Chang'an. Because he knew that with Yang Guang's murderous nature, he would never let go of me, a fish that slipped through the net.

After I left Chang'an, I wandered the world, and even lived in seclusion in a lesser-known Taoist temple, learning the art of alchemy from my master. Hehe, I didn't learn the alchemy skills, but I learned the art of gunpowder. Later, the world was in turmoil, Li Tang seized the world, and Yang Guang, the dog emperor, rebelled and left his relatives, and was also hanged to death in the Danyang Palace in Jinling. After hearing the news, I naturally cried with joy, so I left the Taoist temple and came to Yangzhou, and spent more than 20 years working hard to break through the family business of Fengleitang. ”

Suddenly, Guo Ye thought of Yang Guang, didn't he die in Jinling, but was buried in Yangzhou?

Immediately, he speculated: "Could it be that you are rooted in Yangzhou, and it is also because this is the place where Yang Guang was buried?" ”

"Hey, that's right!"

Lei Laohu bared his teeth and laughed miserably: "I just want this dog emperor to know that our Lei family is not only not dead, but also alive and well. He was buried under the ground of Yangzhou, but I lived on the ground of Yangzhou with taste, so that he was trampled by my thunder tiger all day long. ”

But shook his head secretly for a while, how hateful is this? However, the life of the Lei family was ruined in the hands of Yang Guang, and it is reasonable for Lei Laohu to have this hatred.

Lei Laohu's past, to Guo Ye's ears, is a wonderful interpretation of Lei Laohu's life.

Now that the story is over, Guo Ye also restarted the topic and asked directly: "Hall Master Lei, now that I have listened to your past, can you answer Guo's questions?" What is your relationship with the Tubo national teacher Gu Mozhi? Where are the Hodoba? Did you participate in all these murders committed by Huo Doba in Yangzhou? ”

Lei Laohu was not hypocritical, and replied truthfully: "Guo Tingshi, I guarantee that our Feng Lei Tang has never been involved in the affairs of Hodoba. But I admit that Hodoba came to Yangzhou to find me, and has always lived in our Fenglei Village. Moreover, I knew early on that Huo Duoba would poison Xue Hao and his wife, and secretly provoke the dispute between you and the Zhang family in Gujing Lane.

However, when you and Gang Leader Chen were wandering around our Fenglei Village in the morning to inquire about the news, I quietly sent Huo Doba and a few of his men away. Now it is estimated that it should have been out of the boundary of Yangzhou, right? ”

Guo Ye suddenly understood, and said angrily: "Cao, it turns out that you invited me and Chen Lang into Fenglei Village just to buy time for Huo Duoba and his gang to escape from Yangzhou?" ”

Lei Laohu nodded without hesitation and admitted, "Yes, that's the idea I played. ”

"Confused!"

Guo Ye Huoran got up, raised his hand and roared angrily: "Lei Hall Master, how you and your Feng Lei Tang are messing around in Yangzhou on weekdays, it is just a matter between us Han people, and this official can always understand and tolerate it, and even solve it calmly." However, these people are people of different races in Tibet, they came to our Central Plains to stir up bloody storms, committed many murders, regarded the lives of our Central Plains people as grass mustard, and entered my Yangzhou like no one's land, how can they be allowed to return to Tibet safely? You are confused, Lei Laohu, if they come to the Central Plains to spy on the military situation, then you will be punished with a foreign crime, and you will have nowhere to reason. Confused, you're so confused......"

Lei Laohu looked at Guo Ye levelly, listening to the other party's stormy reprimand, his face was also hot, and then he sighed, shook his head and said: "Guo Tingshi, how could Lei not understand what you said?" But there is no way, Lei owes a great favor to others, and he must repay the favor! ”

Guo Ye frowned and asked, "Repay the favor?" Whose favor do you repay? ”

"Didn't Guo Tingshi ask knowingly? Who is Hodoba? ”

"The number one henchman of the Tubo national teacher Gu Mozhi."

"That's right, I'm just repaying his great kindness. This kindness, even if you take the head of Lei, you can't repay it! ”

Guo Ye heard that Lei Laohu and Tubo National Teacher Gu Mozhi still had such a relationship, and he just wanted to think about what kind of kindness Lei Laohu owed to others.

Suddenly, he recalled some of the things that Yunshang had mentioned to him, about the mysterious true identity of Gu Mozhi has not been traced, and the other party has a lot of unexpected connections in the Central Plains, even Lu Chengqing, the servant of the ministry, has something to do with him.

Where can a Tibetan monk do all this?

Soon, he combined with the old story that Lei Laohu had just talked about......

Boom!

Guo Ye sat back in his chair, his eyes were full of incredulity, he turned his head to look at Lei Laohu, and shouted in anticipation: "You... You... It is said that the former crown prince Yang Yong died... Die... and resurrection, and the true identity of the Tubo national teacher Gu Mozhi is... Convenient... Be... Yang Yong, the former crown prince? ”